The definition for a Tragic-Romance is that there are two characters who fall in love with each other, then will never end up together. They go from the absolute high of emotions in/before a relationship to the doom of that relationship.
Some elements that are needed for this genre is the foreshadowing of their demise. To incorporate foreshadowing the audience will learn about the Hanahaki Disease slowly, specifically about how the victim will "cure" their disease (confessing or surgery).
I will try to have it mentioned in the beginning, just to give the audience a slight understanding of the concept, then reduce the details to the bare minimum (like having the love interest say their favorite flower), then at the end the entire Hanahaki Disease trope will be revealed.
Having a moment of closure for the love interest may not happen, due to time or due to the abrupt ending I may give to the story, so it will be similar to the abrupt ending the victim had. The lack of closure will add to the tragedy and sadness the audience should feel.
The audience will gain knowledge about the Hanahaki Disease and how the victim will have to make the choice to confess or not, leading to questions about how the story will end. It's meant to give some hope for either side, like will the character live or not? Then at the end, it all crumbles when the victim dies. That may deliver or deny some audience member's expectations.
One of the most popular Tragic-Romances is Romeo and Juliet. It will not end up with the love interest killing herself to be together, however, there will always be something in between the characters that doesn't allow the two to be together in the end.
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